Vlad Achim

Vlad Achim
Personal information
Full name Vlad Alexandru Achim
Date of birth (1989-04-07) 7 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Constanța, Romania
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC U Craiova
Number 4
Youth career
1996–2004 Farul Constanța
2004–2006 Elpis Constanța
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 CS Ovidiu
2008–2015 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 189 (20)
2015–2016 Viitorul Constanța 17 (2)
2016 Voluntari 15 (2)
2016–2018 FCSB 25 (1)
2018 → Botoșani (loan) 12 (0)
2018–2020 Viitorul Constanța 56 (6)
2020–2021 Dinamo București 29 (1)
2021– FC U Craiova 89 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Vlad Alexandru Achim (born 7 April 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga II club FC U Craiova.

Club career

Achim spent most of his professional career with Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, for which he appeared in 162 first division matches between 2008 and 2015. Among others, he also represented FCSB and Viitorul Constanța, where he won three domestic trophies combined.

On 8 December 2016, Achim scored his first goal in European competitions in a UEFA Europa League group stage 1–2 loss of FC Steaua București to Villarreal.[1]

In 2018, he rejoined Viitorul Constanța.[2]

On 18 August 2020, Achim signed a two-years contract with Dinamo București.[3]

International career

Achim got his first call-up to the senior Romania squad in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying against Greece in September 2014,[4] but did not register his debut.

Honours

Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț

FCSB

Viitorul Constanța

References

  1. ^ "Villarreal - Steaua 2–1. Roş-albaştrii, eliminaţi din Europa League, dar au sperat până în ultima secundă" [Villarreal - Steaua 2–1. Roș-albaștrii are out of the Europa League, but had hoped until the last second] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Bun revenit, Vlad Achim!" [Welcome back, Vlad Achim!] (in Romanian). FC Viitorul Constanța. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Vlad Achim la Dinamo Bucuresti" [Vlad Achim to Dinamo București!] (in Romanian). FC Dinamo București. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Gabriel Enache şi Vlad Achim sînt propunerile inedite pentru meciul cu Grecia: "Vrem trei puncte la Atena"". Gazeta Sporturilor. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2015. Iordanescu could hand debuts to Ioan Hora, Vlad Achim and Steliano Filip after they received their first call-ups to the squad.